1918 in archaeology
Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1918.
Excavations
- Ballshi inscription, a 9th-century epigraph testifying to the christianization of Bulgaria
Births
- 11 February – Anne Stine Ingstad, Norwegian archaeologist, co-discoverer of Viking artifacts at L'Anse aux Meadows
- 8 March – Mendel L. Peterson, American underwater archaeologist
- 20 May – Carlos J. Gradin, Argentine archaeologist
- 24 June – Elizabeth Eames, English archaeologist
- 20 August – Crystal Bennett, Alderney-born archaeologist of Jordan
- 25 October – Donald Wiseman, Professor of Assyriology at the University of London
- 18 December – Joyce Reynolds, English epigrapher
Deaths
- 27 January – Canon William Greenwell, English archaeologist notable for his Grimes Graves excavations